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PROPOSED CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Department: Forest Preserves of Cook County Calendar 5/18/2018 - 6/5/2018
Summary: Friday, 5/18; 6pm - 8pm
Campfire Cooking Workshop; Camp Reinberg, Palatine
Learn how to make great tasting and easy meals over a fire using cast-iron and basic campfire cooking techniques. Ages 14 & up. Registration required, email experience.camping@cookcountyil.gov.
Friday, 5/18 - Sunday, 5/20; 10am - 4pm
Get Growing Weekend, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe
Get Growing weekend includes a plant sale featuring one-of-a -kind plants and unique containers, spring marketplace, demonstration, and talks.
Saturday, 5/19; 6am - noon
"The Big Sit" Birdwatching; Trailside Museum of Natural History, River Forest
Join us for a relaxed bird-watching experience. Stop by anytime to see how many birds we can spot or hear. All ages.
Saturday, 5/19; 6am - noon
Big Sit; Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, Willow Springs
Join us and help record all of the birds seen or heard from a 17-foot circle. No registration required.
Saturday, 5/19; 1:30pm
Frog Frenzy!; Sand Ridge Nature Center, South Holland
Come prepared to wade in the pond and dip one of our nets. Will you find a tadpole, adult bullfrog, or something that will surprise you? Forest Preserves staff to watch as many bird species as possible when viewed from a fixed location within a 17-foot circle.
Saturday, 5/19; 11am - 3pm
Nature Block Party: Biodiversity Celebration; Eggers Grove, Chicago
Discover the flora and fauna of the Calumet region and our urban forest preserves. Join us for restoration, nature walks, games, biking and more. All ages. Limited number of bikes. Registration required for groups over 20.
Sunday, 5/20; Race starts at 8am
Des Plaines Canoe and Kayak Marathon; Dam #2 Woods, Mount Prospect
Join the second oldest continual canoe race in the United States! Race begins at Oak Springs Road in Libertyville and ends at Dam #2 in Mount Prospect. Free for spectators. Race st...
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